2002 Spain

The fruits of a single vineyard, founded in 1945 and predominately made up of Tempranillo grapes, El Pison has acquired legendary status. This is underlined by the beguiling complexity of the nose, which marries fruits of the forest with herbs and minerals and even a hint of aniseed. The palate is precocious, still quite taut, tannins dry and powerful and a weight of fruit which starts to sing after a couple of minutes in the glass and which will keep on singing for many years in bottle.

Opaque crimson suggests a brooding powerhouse of a wine and the 2002 Unico delivers with gusto! Remarkable perfume: lifted, pure and fresh cherry fruit, with a host of flavours: clove, liquorice, tea, truffle and sousbois. The palate is wonderfully dense, with tingling acidity perfectly cutting the huge flavours, leading into a seemingly endless finish. Sheer class.
Fine Wine Team